Toy



Feb. 9, 1937. v FLEISHMAN I 2,070,007 v TOY Original Filed July 19, 1934 INVENTOR E ELZL ,zgr I v M He/Sfiman.

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY tion of New York Application July 19, 1934, Serial No. 135,951 Renewed March 21, 1935 7 Claims.

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to a ship and torpedo toy.

One object of my invention is to provide a toy simulating the striking of one water craft by another, and more particularly, the striking of a ship by a torpedo.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of flash and noise-making means adapted to better simulate the striking of the ship by the torpedo. As here illustrated, explosive caps are used to produce an explosion when the torpedo strikes the ship.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel and entertaining toy as abovementioned, which is simple in operation and inexpensive in cost of manufacture. The entire toy is preferably made of metal, although it might obviously be either in greater or less part constructed of other materials.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the assembled toy.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, with parts broken away.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a modified construction, taken on a line similar to the line 4-4 of Figure 2 but extending across the Width of the toy.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the torpedo used with the modified construction.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l9 represents a platform supported by the side Walls H and end walls l2. A longitudinal slot 13 extends through the middle of the platform in from end to end. At the rear end the figure of a ship M in silhouette is mounted. At the other end a yoke I5 is pivotally mounted on vertical supports it. The front end of the yoke l5 has a finger ll depending from one side thereof which acts as a forward limit stop for the movement of the yoke, the finger ll contacting with the platform 10. The rear end of the yoke I5 has a finger I8 extending downward from the middle thereof into the slot l3. A bar I9 is rigid with the finger l8 and extends at right angles thereto, and serves as a limit stop for the movement of the yoke 15 in the opposite direction, the ends of this bar contacting with the platform on the sides of the slot l3 when the yoke l5 rotates counter-clockwise.

A spring tongue 20 extends under the yoke I5 and is secured to the underside of the platform by screws 2| or the like. This tongue 20 serves "to force the yoke into clockwise direction by lying in contact with the lower end of the finger l8. A second S-shaped spring tongue 22 is secured as to the inside of one side wall It and, when the device is not in use, occupies the position 22a (Figure 2).

. -:A torpedo 23 is slidably mounted in the slot 13,

by having the walls of this slot register in slots 24 in the sides of the torpedo. The torpedo is provided with a rigid depending lug or rudder 25, and an upwardly-extending lug or rudder 26.

When the toy is not in use, the torpedo 23 lies in the slot 13 between the spring 22 and the ship it. To actuate the toy, the torpedo is pushed all the Way to the left, the lug 25 carrying with it the spring 22 to the position 221) (Figure 2). The sloping upper surface of the lug 26 raises the yoke l5 in a counter-clockwise direction against the force of the spring 20, and in its extreme left-hand position the torpedo is locked by the front arm 21 of the yoke, the spring 20 pushing this arm down after the lug 26 has passed to the left. A paper explosive cap 28 is set against the center of the ship M on a supporting platform 29 just under the slot l3. To 30 discharge the torpedo, the left-hand end (Figures 1, 2, and 3) of the yoke I5 is depressed, thereby releasing the lug 26 from the arm 21 and permitting the spring 22 to carry the torpedo toward the ship l4 along the slot l3. The torpedo then strikes the explosive cap 28 and causes a loud report as it strikes the ship.

In the modified form shown in Figures 5 and 6,

a second platform 30 is secured to the underside of the platform Ill at a sufficient distance therefrom to provide a space 3| between the two platforms, and the central slot l3a extends through both platforms. In this case the torpedo 23a, instead of having slots in its side, is provided with horizontal fins 32 which register in the spaces 3| between the two platforms.

Obviously, other modifications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A toy comprising a platform having a longitudinal slot therein, a figure of a ship or the. like mounted on the platform at one end of said slot, a torpedo-shaped member slidably mounted in said slot, resilient means adapted to urge said 55 member toward said figure, means for releasably locking said means and member in cocked position at the other end of said slot, actuation of said locking means in cocked position releasing said member and means and causing said means to propel said member toward said figure.

2. A toy comprising a platform having a longitudinal slot therein, a figure of a ship or the like mounted on the platform at one end of said slot,

a torpedo-shaped member slidably mounted in said slot, a spring rigid at one end extending across said slot, a yoke pivotally mounted on the platform at the other end of said slot, a lug on said member releasably engageable by saidyoke to lock said member against said spring in cocked position, means urging said yoke into said cocking position, said yoke beingmanually operable to release said yoke from cocked position to release said spring and cause said spring to propel said member toward said figure.

3. A toy comprising a platform having a longitudinal slot therein, a figure of a ship or the like mounted on the platform at one end of said slot, a torpedo-shaped member slidably mounted in said slot, a spring rigid at one end extending across the path of said slot, a lug depending from said member adapted to slidably engage the free end of said spring, a yoke pivotally mounted on said platform at the other end of said slot, a lug extending upwardly from said member engageable by one arm of said yoke to lock said member and said spring in cocked position, resilient means engaging the other arm of said yoke to urge said yoke into cooking position, and limit stops on the arms of said yoke.

4. A toy comprising a simulated marine ship, a simulated marine torpedo, a guide track leading from the torpedo to the ship, and resilient means separate from the torpedo for moving the torpedo forcibly along the guide track toward the ship.

5. A toy comp-rising a simulated marine ship,

noise-making means associated therewith, a

simulated marine torpedo, a guide track leading from the torpedo to the ship, and separate resilient means for moving the torpedo along the guide track toward the ship, said torpedo being adapted to actuate the noise-making means.

6. A toy comprising a simulated marine ship, flash-producing means associated therewith, a simulatedmarine torpedo, a guide track leading from the torpedo to the ship, and separate resilient means for moving the torpedo along the guide track toward the ship, said torpedo being adapted to actuate the flash-producing means.

7. A toy comprising a simulated marine ship, means thereat for supporting a cap, a guide track leading from the torpedo to the ship, a simulated marine torpedo, and separate resilient means for moving the torpedo forcibly along the guide track toward the ship, said torpedo being adapted to detonate the cap.

MYRON FLEISHMAN. 

